How do babies learn about their world? Baby Siblings

In this study, we are looking at how infants with and without autistic siblings might respond differently to pictures and videos. We know from previous research, for example, that some children who develop autism look less at social videos and more at colorful shapes. In this study, we’re interested in whether there are other differences in how these groups respond to different types of pictures and videos and how those differences might be related to language learning

For babies aged 11 months (11 months 0 days days) to 13 months (13 months 30 days) – Born full term (after 37 weeks) ***Must have an older biological sibling with ASD*** – Living in the United States – Primary language spoken in the home is English For this study, it is important that you meet the age requirement and live within the US. Compensation: After you have the opportunity to view the videos in this study, we will send you some surveys to complete. We will send the $25 Amazon gift card within 10 days of your response to the surveys. Finally, 6 months after you have watched the first videos, we will invite you to complete the parent surveys again, for an additional $25 amazon gift card. To be eligible for compensation, the following criteria must be met: (1) your child must be in the age range for this study and must not have previously completed this study. (2) you need to submit a valid video consent statement. (3) we need to see that there is a child with you in the study participation video. (4) you must present a US issued ID during your consent statement

We will show a series of short videos to your baby, including things like children dancing, geometric figures, objects, faces and patterns. This will take about 20 minutes total. You can take breaks whenever you need to between videos. Afterward, we will email you surveys that you can do without your child, that may take up to an hour. These will include questions about how your child is developing and learning language.

Researchers at Duke University are studying how infants with and without autistic siblings look at different types of pictures and videos and how these early patterns of attention may be related to language development. Previous research suggests that some children who later develop autism may respond differently to social and non-social visual information. By learning more about these early developmental differences, we hope to improve our understanding of how language and communication develop during infancy. This research may help inform future efforts to identify developmental differences earlier and support children and families in the autism community.